Bone survey-lead poisoning at Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls

120 Labree Ave S, Thief River Falls, MN · Sanford Health · · NPI 1790842466

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 4, 2026 · Ingested Aug 12, 2026

$578.40

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What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

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$723.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$111.66 with Primewest vs $679.62 with Medica — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
Primewest Medicaid Managed Care $111.66 ↓ -81%
Ucare Medicaid Managed Care $111.66 ↓ -81%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota PMAP $248.35 ↓ -57%
Sanford Health Plan Align Medicare Replacement $274.74 ↓ -53%
Ucare Medicare Replacement $294.98 ↓ -49%
United Healthcare Medicare Replacement $297.88 ↓ -48%
Great Plains Medicare Advantage Medicare Replacement $297.88 ↓ -48%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Medicare Replacement $297.88 ↓ -48%
Health Partners Medicare Replacement $297.88 ↓ -48%
Aetna Medicare Replacement $297.88 ↓ -48%
Primewest Medicare Replacement $303.66 ↓ -48%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange True $387.38 ↓ -33%
Sanford Health Plan Group Health/TRUE $387.38 ↓ -33%
Security Health Plan Commercial $397.65 ↓ -31%
Sanford Health Plan SD Exchange Commercial $455.71 ↓ -21%
Sanford Health Plan Commercial/ND Pers $455.71 ↓ -21%
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota Commercial/Federal $499.59 ↓ -14%
Health Partners Commercial $585.63 ↑ +1%
United Healthcare Commercial + Top 20 $603.71 ↑ +4%
Aetna Commercial $628.29 ↑ +9%
Ucare Commercial $635.23 ↑ +10%
Medica Choice $635.52 ↑ +10%
Multiplan Commercial $650.70 ↑ +13%
Healthez Commercial $650.70 ↑ +13%
First Choice Health Network Commercial $650.70 ↑ +13%
Cigna Commercial $650.70 ↑ +13%
Medica Elect $679.62 ↑ +18%

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Bone survey-lead poisoning at other Minnesota hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls $578.40 $111.66 – $650.70
Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook $621.60 $111.66 – $699.30
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne $392.00 $111.66 – $441.00
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji $568.80 $79.32 – $639.90
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington $465.60 $81.04 – $523.80
Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy $621.60 $111.66 – $699.30
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings $207.79 $56.44 – $331.00
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna $208.99 $69.64 – $336.00

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